The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

With the market being steadier and shareholders watching price activity all day long, stock markets around the globe have become far more important than it ever was. The New York Stock Exchange has been the largest stock exchange by market capitalisation in the world since the end of the World War. ’ Its valuation is $13.8

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

On the other hand, everyone is doing it, so that means more competition, and the market and technology are changing faster than ever before. Those that do it right also have the unprecedented opportunity to join the elite ranks of 250 unicorns (relatively new companies with a current valuation of over $1 billion).

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2022

trillion globally, and social media has become the backbone of many businesses looking to build brand awareness. Conforming with Torchbankz, the dropshipping industry is expected to reach a market valuation of $557.9 This option of earning money is more resistant to crises and outbreaks of pandemics. billion before 2025.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Round sizes increased significantly across all stages, as did valuations. Every company is now a tech company and multiple technology cycles are going on at the same time – from mobile and cloud to AR/VR, crypto and climate. The incredible pace of the start-up market in 2021 is also reflected in the Version One portfolio: .

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. September 15, 2011.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Which brings me back to your mobile phones. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Fast-forward to today—Apple is the most profitable Smartphone company in the world and in Spain Android commands a market share of more than 90%. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This combinatorial model works because it’s diversified, can best withstand bear markets, benefits from technological synergies, and it’s the mix of products and services clients value. Here digital intercepts of consumer activities are aggregated into large data sets, analysed, and assessed versus market expectations. Underwriting.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

If you want to feel bullish on how Lightning can be used as global payments rails, read this comprehensive essay by Nicolas Burtey of Galoy. TL;DR: The best analogue for Bitcoin itself is a global settlement layer like Fedwire (run by the Federal Reserve for interbank settlements with an average transaction size of $2 million).

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Do I think we are in a valuation bubble? I think that later stage valuations are frothy (for reasons I explain below) while earlier stage valuations are starting to stabilize from previous highs (with the exception of the superstar serial entrepreneur) - turns out scaling in a sea of competition (both startup and entrenched) is not so easy.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Founded in 2021, the company focuses on transforming the go-to-market strategy and execution for businesses that are underperforming, in distress or seeking exponential growth. Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Using a combination of market data, math, and financial analysis, Professor Damodaran concluded that his best estimate of the value of Uber is $5.9 billion, far short of the value recently determined by the market. Financial models, especially valuation models, are interesting in that they can be particularly precise.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

He couldn’t have imagined power users would be global political figures, dictatorships, small factions of people standing up to the Iranian army or every sports figure & celebrity in the world. I know – I was there when the first people debating funding it at less than a $5m valuation. Lots of it. Online education.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. When the market run started in March people were relieved that “the world wasn’t ending” so they started spending again. Unemployment coupled with a stock market drop will stop this spending cold IMHO.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020. The pattern of using mobile apps in the post-pandemic has also changed. As per a report by InformationAge , by 2040, Asia is projected to top 50% of global GDP and drive. This amount can triple by 2025.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Because of this development, many business owners are concerned about business valuation and ideas for transitioning their businesses. There are a number of trusted methods on how to value a private company , describing some of the common business valuation principles. For many, your business is your baby.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M link] leehower.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

A tech bubble is the rapid inflation in the valuation of public and private technology companies that exceeds their fundamental value by a large margin. Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Follow Entrepreneur on Facebook Follow Entrepreneur on Twitter Follow Entrepreneur on LinkedIn Subscribe | Mobile. Money Money Home Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections IPOs and DPOs Will Crazy Market Moves Kill IPOs and Slash VC Investment? Business & Small Business.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If they have, then we should be able to see some evidence that the dominant public technology companies are moving towards bubble valuations. Apple’s valuation is now a case for business historians to discuss because I don’t think there are modern precedents. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. There are currently 4.5

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

3-Expand globally. Recognizing early on that the pandemic would affect various geographic areas and economic sectors in different ways, we decided to expand our focus globally, also reaching out to a wider range of industries. 5- Refocusing our efforts on our mobile website. Thanks to Mark Lizada, FireBooth ! #3-Expand

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2021

Anecdotally, we at Remagine Ventures are investors in EchoAR , a CDN and CMS for 3D content which has seen the number of developers on its platform grow from 300 in March 2020 to over 10,000 in April 2021, with almost zero marketing effort. of the mobile gaming market. billion valuation. Spectales 3, image credit: Snap.

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Hacking Startups

JUNE 25, 2013

Bitcoin is uniquely suited for applications where capital mobility is critical. Transactions are globally visible and traceable; they can be tied to specific people when money is spent on tangible purchases. While Bitcoin is exceedingly poor store of value, it may be, for the right market participant, a good medium for speculation.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While institutional LPs know big changes are happening, most focus too much on 1) increasing/decreasing fund size or 2) marketing + branding as the major trends. These two divergent groups have optimized for very different market conditions and behaviors. This is a long piece, so if you’re not a fan of inside baseball, skip it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is additional encouraging news for aspiring entrepreneurs on many fronts, just in case you are thinking about joining the existing ranks: Valuations of successful startups have hit an all-time high. Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

And what AngelList is doing differs from the crowdfunding market, with the criteria for startup participation and the requirement to be an accredited investor. No wonder the platform is rumored to be raising a round at a $150 million valuation or more. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

3-Expand globally. Recognizing early on that the pandemic would affect various geographic areas and economic sectors in different ways, we decided to expand our focus globally, also reaching out to a wider range of industries. 5- Refocusing our efforts on our mobile website. Thanks to Mark Lizada, FireBooth ! #3-Expand

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 23, 2021

For example, if you haven’t achieved product-market fit, instrumenting every aspect of customer acquisition is overkill. The market can change in a way that renders your previous heuristics false. Many times, a global view of data is sufficient, like the virality curve at PayPal.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

What they created transcended our concept of hospitality into a global culture that blends the digital and the physical, forges a vibrant sense of community between millions of husts and guests, and — as a business — inspires unprecedented loyalty.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

I was interviewed by Seema Mody at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As the Nasdaq reached 5,000 pts that day, the focus of the discussion was not on mobile trends but on valuation and whether or not we are in a bubble. I would say that the private market environment is definitely very inflated. So is it a bubble?

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Mobiles tell us where we are, and why we are there. Not being listed or ‘located’ via mobile is like not being listed in the white pages. The above equation is something that marketers, brands and businesses need to take note of. So the alternative of a global currency will emerge. Forget the net – launch with mobile.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. The Global Small Business Blog. I wont bother going into details on start-up financing terms ( see this post for an overview of typical VC terms) except to say if you dont know and understand: the firms cap table and valuation.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

The residential real estate market is ripe for disruption because as millennials enter the home buying market (now they are 30% of all homebuyers in America) they are looking for online tools and apps that will empower them with information and tools to help them manage this extremely stressful, overwhelming, and expensive process.

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